Gardens of Abundance (https://www.facebook.com/GardensOfAbundance) is super excited to announce 'A PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE' happening this December. Permaculture (permanent Agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the d...

Today was the inaugural meeting of "Parkland Permaculture".  A group of seven met in the teepee around the rocket stove mass heater and BEGAN a conversation about what we might be interested in pursuing as a local permaculture group.  Here is a summary of the meeting: Hey everybody!  You are the...

Third Millennium Alliance (TMA) was founded in 2007 with the purchase of 100 acres and the establishment of the Jama-Coaque Reserve (JCR) in the western province of Manabí, Ecuador, between the cities of Jama and Pedernales, and four kilometers inland. Now encompassing over 1,000 acres, the J...

Sometimes things just don't work out. The great news is that the idea of permaculture and forest gardening has been planted. The bad news is the actual forest will not be - at least not yet. After mapping out the contours the members of the church decided that they were not quite ready to commit...

A food forest will be added as a feature to an existing community garden in Meridian, MS, USA.

Here we go ! We're launching restoration and work on our future educational permafarm South-West France. Sheeps, barn restoration, rainwater system, ducks, veggies, chickens, fruit trees, pigs... our "to do list" is so long I'd better say that we have a year and half to settle p...

The goal here is to take an average sized suburban lot with a home on it, and see how much food we can produce ourselves. Instead of growing lawns, the aim will be to transform them into appealing and productive beds that reduce maintenance and hassle.

Our first Permaculture Design Course (PDC) will take place from the 19th – 31st of May 2015 and will be certified by the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia. The full 72 hour internationally recognised PDC will be held on site at the UK’s first Permaculture Research Institute, Tap o’ No...

Having created sheet-mulch beds I have planted about 30 strawberry plants, several raspberries and blueberries, as well as some grapes.  Kiwis have been planted along the front of the house, where they will be a bit warmer and more sheltered. I also buiilt a few raised beds a la Square Foot Garde...

The year is coming to a close, the nights are getting very long - time for a much overdue update of our year here in the West of Ireland at 53N. On the farming front it has been a very good year, though we have unfortunately had much family trauma and my partner hasn’ t been here much as a re...

We ended up building a house that I designed, out of rammed earth, rocks, brick, cement and wood.  Since the local electric grid is already generated by wind and water power, we decided to hold off on a solar electric system, but are using solar hot water, composting toilets, rainwater catchment ...

About Bee in the Garden: An inspiration of Sean Newton, “Bee in the Garden” became a fun weekly tradition that took place every Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. This was on-going from Sept 2012 to Dec 2013.   Sean came bearing hot water, tea cups and a few extra pair of work gloves (for those ...

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This has fallen through so now I am looking for another place to make happy.

The title of this week’s blog is a nod to Steven King’s truly frightening short story written way back in 1978. The story revolved around a demon haunted town in the corn belt of the US. The demon in that town decreed that no one in that area should live past their 19th birthday and all of ...